| Acts of Manhood: The Performance of Masculinity on the American Stage, 1828-1865 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Kippola, K. (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0230340458 ISBN-13: 9780230340459 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Social Science | Men's Studies |
| Dewey: 792.081 |
| LCCN: 2012002518 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (0.85 lbs) 251 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Exploring the performance of masculinity on and off the nineteenth-century American stage, this book looks at the shift from the passionate muscularity to intellectual restraint as not a linear journey toward national refinement; but a multitude of masculinities fighting simultaneously for dominance and recognition. |